Our election system is safe
Dear Editor:
People in high places and with significant influence have, without credible substantiation, called into question the integrity of the locally directed American election system beginning with the 2020 election. This is exceptionally unfortunate and very serious, with democracy-ruining consequences, which can now easily find expression in the November elections right here in our own Loudoun County.
In response to this unstable political landscape, I invite, with neither hostility nor judgment, the leaders of the Loudoun County Democrats and the Loudoun County Republican Committee to issue a joint statement as to the professionalism, security, safety, and integrity of our County’s election apparatus.
This will help calm the waters such that we can vote and observe the final outcomes with confidence, barring any problems that arise and are announced through the system itself.
Chris Stevenson
Purcellville
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Mr Stevenson,
You forgot to mention the 2016 election. You know, the one where Hillary Clinton went on national television and said the election was stolen from her.
Or how about the 2000 election when Al Gore said the election was stolen from him and Jesse Jackson demanded an inquiry into the Florida vote.
Or how about the 2006 election when Howard Dean, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, said “I’m not confident the election in Ohio was fairly decided…we’d like to safeguard our elections so that democracy can still be counted on to work.”
Did you know that in 2014 left leaning Ezra Klein wrote an article for Vox saying that 68% of Americans think our elections are rigged?
It looks like Americans from both sides of the political aisle are losing confidence in our election processes. Particularly as our election processes become more digital, electronic, and wireless.
In this setting, the best that our democrat Board of Supervisor Chair Phyllis Randall can do is yell at everybody to “Stop asking questions!” That comment always comes across as there is something to hide.
How about instead we make every effort to make our election processes as transparent as possible? How about hand-counting the ballots of randomly selected precincts post-election to see if the digital count matches the actual count? The confidentiality of the vote would be preserved because ballots don’t have the voter’s name on them. If the count is the same, stop there. If not, hand-count them all.
Let’s come up with real solutions to increase voter confidence in the outcome of our elections.
Let’s do more than hand-waving and sing everything’s gonna be alright.
Maybe if registered voters who don’t bother to vote in local elections had to pay a premium property tax rate they would vote! So tired of hearing complaints from people who don’t even bother to vote. OF THE PEOPLE! BY THE PEOPLE ! FOR THE PEOPLE! EVERYONE who can vote in November for Congress and school board should have LOTS of motivation to change the environment for the better.